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Global Information Industry Schedule
Thursday, September 14, 2006
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 9:00 AM - 9:45 AMOpening Keynote Ruud Bakker Chief Executive Officer, VNU Business Media Europe
9:45 AM - 10:30 Finding New Opportunities: Asia Global publishers are looking increasingly to Asia for new revenue growth opportunities. This session will review the large opportunities - and the significant challenges - in serving information needs of rapidly growing Asian markets. How large are the information content markets in the region today, and what is their potential? What has been the experience to date of Western publishers? What risks do publishers face, and how can they be mitigated? Beyond India and China, which countries offer the best prospects for sustainable market development?
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Finding New Opportunities: Europe Many European country markets for information products and services are relatively mature. However, significant growth opportunities remain in Eastern Europe, and in capitalizing on the changes within an expanding and evolving European Union. What are the drivers of information market growth in European economies, and where are the best prospects? What is the status of business and regulatory infrastructure to support information commerce in the accession states and beyond (e.g. Russia)? This session will examine the size and growth of key segments of the information market in Europe, and identify emerging opportunities.
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11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Finding New Opportunities: Latin America Positioning and selling your products and services in Latin America can be both challenging and rewarding. Establishing the proper network within the region is essential for long term success. The panel will explore the key ingredients for success as well as the areas to avoid in building your business.
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12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
 1:15 PM - 2:00 PMLuncheon Keynote Helen Alexander Chief Executive, The Economist Group
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Government as Suppliers, Partners & Competitors An estimated 25-40% of content used in private sector information is ultimately derived from the work of the public sector. Where government releases content for non-exclusive re-use by private vendors, value is added and price and service options for end users are created in a competitive context. Today, governments are proactively creating platforms for delivering their information digitally, thereby changing the relationship with the private sector.
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Networking Break
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Competitive Strategies in International Markets The trend of companies seeking to extend their products across borders, and the proliferation of online services, creates increased partnership opportunities. Senior corporate strategists will share their ideas on evaluating competitors and partners and monetizing relationships to gain brand or market share.
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4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Business Roundtable Discussion SIIA conferences are valued for the networking and business development that occur during and after the meetings. The Business Roundtable session is designed to give attendees a chance to meet and discuss critical issues within their information segment. The goal is to facilitate cross-border dialogues on segment-specific issues and opportunities. Moderators will help facilitate these sessions. Segments will be fine-tuned before the conference, based on the make-up of delegate registrations, and may include the following:
Joachim Bartels, Managing Director, Business Information Industry Association (BIIA) Ed Keating, Vice President, Content Division, SIIA Steve Sieck, Managing Partner, EPS Ltd. David Worlock, Chairman and Founder, Electronic Publishing Services (EPS Ltd.)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Networking Cocktail Reception sponsored and hosted by Wolters Kluwer
Friday, September 15, 2006
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 9:00 AM - 9:45 AMKeynote Dr. John M. Lervik Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Fast Search & Transfer (FAST)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Localization Case Studies The influence of the Internet has had many positive effects on the availability of content globally. Primary of these effects is the availability of content from publishers who have the means and opportunity to provide such content. Unfortunately, this has left a void in the availability of local language content and services to local markets, as English-speaking publishers saturate markets with their products. In this session learn practical approaches on how big and small content providers and suppliers are serving local as well as global markets successfully.
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Networking Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Serving Multinational Customers: An Art or Science? Successful global account management is literally a world away from good national account management. A number of studies have established several key success factors crucial to global customer satisfaction for the buyer and increased competitive differentiation for the seller. Such factors include the selection of good quality global account managers, a robust IT infrastructure and senior management commitment to a global account planning process. This panel consisting of buyers and sellers will examine these factors relative to their own experiences and industry sectors and reveal to what extent they have met with success.
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11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Small Players in a BIG World Small companies fuel growth in economies around the world. In this global and Internet-based era, small is sometimes beautiful and sometimes downright ugly. There are true advantages to being small in terms of flexibility and often creativity; a major disadvantage however, is lack of 'presence' and name recognition. In this session, learn practical approaches to international markets, suppliers and competitors. Learn about some of the tricks of the trade of small vendors in finding and defending a niche in international markets.
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12:30 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
 1:15 PM - 2:00 PMLuncheon Keynote Stefan von Holtzbrinck Chairman, Holtzbrinck Publishing
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM International Partnering & Content Licensing Content is no longer contained to a specific region or country, but with the Internet has become relatively easy to find and access. This session will focus on how publishers, aggregators and users are addressing global content requirements. Learn how publishers and aggregators are using various approaches to address both local and multinational markets and what user needs must be addressed to be successful globally.
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2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Networking Break
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM International Copyright and Intellectual Property Roundtable As companies contemplate their global content strategies, the role of intellectual property protection and copyright is fast becoming part of the calculus. Rules, regulations and best practices vary by region and solutions become more difficult to implement when Open Access, Creative Commons and Digital Rights Management are factored in to the equation. Join us for a lively closing session that will feature a variety of experts to discuss and debate the future of copyright. Topics will include:
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4:00 PM Conference Concludes |